Partizan Belgrade celebrates the first, Orleans remains winless - Nov 5, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
Partizan - Orleans 78-71
Partizan grabbed the first Euroleague win this season. It was a very important game for both teams as they were winless before this meeting. Partizan is the one who managed to take the first and it now joined Efes Pilsen with 1-2 in Group B. Aleks Maric (211-C-84) led the hosts with 18 points and 9 rebounds. Lester McCalebb (183-G-85, college: New Orleans) scored 15 and Dusan Kecman (197-F-77, agency: Beo Basket) posted 14 pts [read more]
Partizan - Orleans 78-71
Partizan grabbed the first Euroleague win this season. It was a very important game for both teams as they were winless before this meeting. Partizan is the one who managed to take the first and it now joined Efes Pilsen with 1-2 in Group B. Aleks Maric (211-C-84) led the hosts with 18 points and 9 rebounds. Lester McCalebb (183-G-85, college: New Orleans) scored 15 and Dusan Kecman (197-F-77, agency: Beo Basket) posted 14 pts. Visitors got 16 points and 8 rebounds from Justin Doellman (206-F-85, college: Xavier). Ludovic Vaty (206-C-88, college: Moraine Valley CC) collected 14 pts and 7 rebs, while Cedrick Banks (190-G-81, agency: Higher Vision Sports, college: Ill.-Chicago) this time stopped on 11 points. It was a very exciting game until the end. The teams were totally leveled at the beginning as the opening ten minutes ended 22-22. Partizan grabbed plus 3 in the second period, and soon after that Jan Vesely and Stefan Sinovec paced the hosts to 7-0 run for the first double-digit lead, 34-24. Orleans responded coming to minus 6 quickly and later even to minus 3, but Lester McCalebb closed the first half with a basket fixing the score to 45-40. The teams exchanged in lead after the breather, but still it was Partizan who held 62-60 after 30 minutes. At the midway of the last quarter the hosts had 69-65. The teams exchanged baskets after that, but after two FTs by Nichols, Orleans closed the gap to 74-71. Lester McCalebb made another lay-up for the hosts and Aleks Maric drained two FTs, after he grabbed an offensive rebound. Justin Doellman was unsuccessful from behind the arc and Partizan Belgrade fans already started to celebrate the first Euroleague win this season.
PAOK Marfin agrees with Branko Milisavljevic - Nov 4, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
PAOK Marfin Thessaloniki agreed deal with experienced Branko Milisavljevic (193-G-76, agency: Beo Basket). The 33-year old point guard is already a familiar face in Greek Basketball, especially in PAOK, where he already played in the past. Last season, Milisavljevic spent with Cajasol Sevilla. Actually he started it with Lietuvos Rytas and in January joined Cajasol. He helped the team to survive in ACB averaging 8.6 ppg and 3 apg for 12 games. With Lietuvos Rytas, Milisavljevic had 16 [read more]
PAOK Marfin Thessaloniki agreed deal with experienced Branko Milisavljevic (193-G-76, agency: Beo Basket). The 33-year old point guard is already a familiar face in Greek Basketball, especially in PAOK, where he already played in the past. Last season, Milisavljevic spent with Cajasol Sevilla. Actually he started it with Lietuvos Rytas and in January joined Cajasol. He helped the team to survive in ACB averaging 8.6 ppg and 3 apg for 12 games. With Lietuvos Rytas, Milisavljevic had 16.2 ppg and 4.2 rpg for 12 games in EuroCup and 12.2 ppg in Baltic league. During the second half of 2007/08 season, Branko Milisavljevic played 17 games for Costa Cafe Marousi averaging 12.4 ppg and 1.9 apg. In Playoffs his team played 12 games and Milisavljevic jumped to 18.5 ppg and 3.3 apg. On season 2003/04, the player appeared 4 times for Olympiakos in Euroleague and 10 times in Greek A1 averaging 5 ppg in both. With PAOK on season 2002/03 Milisavljevic had 10/6 ppg and 4.1 apg for 15 games in FIBA Champions Cup. In domestic championship he collected 16.4 ppg and 3.5 apg in 26 appearances. PAOK currently has 1-1 score in A1. In the last round the team devastated AEK with huge 91-46. In Round 3, PAOK will meet C.C. Marousi in Athens. Branko Milisavljevic supposes to replace William Avery (188-G-79, agency: Pro One Sports, college: Duke), who is out due to injury.
Keravnos Strovolou announces Sasa Ocokoljic - Nov 4, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
After defeat against APOEL on the road in Round 2 of Cypriot league, Keravnos Strovolou has decided to reinforce its roster for rest of the season. The team announced signing of experienced Sasa Ocokoljic (183-G-76, agency: Beo Basket), who will be used on point guard position.
Sasa Ocokoljic is coming to the island from Serbian team KK Swisslion Takovo Lions Vrsac, where he spent season 2008/09. He appeared 31 times in domestic championship averaging 14 [read more]
After defeat against APOEL on the road in Round 2 of Cypriot league, Keravnos Strovolou has decided to reinforce its roster for rest of the season. The team announced signing of experienced Sasa Ocokoljic (183-G-76, agency: Beo Basket), who will be used on point guard position. Sasa Ocokoljic is coming to the island from Serbian team KK Swisslion Takovo Lions Vrsac, where he spent season 2008/09. He appeared 31 times in domestic championship averaging 14.9 ppg, 3 rpg and 2.9 apg. In Balkan League, Ocokoljic added 15.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg and 3.3 apg for 8 games. Sasa Ocokoljic also has experience from Israel, Ukraine, Portugal, Romania, Turkey and Holland. With Hapoel Ironi Naharya he played 24 games in Israeli top division collecting 7 ppg and 1.8 apg. Before that, on season 2007/08 he had 13.9 ppg and 3.4 apg for the same team, but in 12 games. First half of that season he played for Romanian team CSU Asesoft Ploiesti, registering 20.5 ppg and 4.3 for 6 EuroCup games. With Ploiesti, Ocokoljovic won the Romanian title in 2005 and 2006, as well as the National Cup in 2006. In the past Ocokoljic played for Banvit in Turkey and Amsterdam in Holland. He started with Serbian team Borac Cacak.
Meanwhile, Cypriot top division teams prepare for third round. In the first two only the reigning champion APOEL and Etha managed to win twice. It was not unexpected that APOEL win twice, but at this moment the most pleasant surprise so far for sure is Etha, who opened the season in style.
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